FORSLACK

Etymology

Verb

forslack (third-person singular simple present forslacks, present participle forslacking, simple past and past participle forslacked)

(intransitive, rare) To slack up; be or grow slack; pall.

(transitive, obsolete) To be slack in; neglect by idleness; relax; render slack; delay; lose or spoil by slackness.

Source: Wiktionary


For*slack", v. t. Etym: [Pref. for- + slack to neglect.]

Definition: To neglect by idleness; to delay or to waste by sloth. [Obs.] Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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